Title 48 — Special Taxing Districts
37 chapters · 1,636 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 48-301 Antinoxious weed districts; formation; territorial limits
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When a majority of the resident holders of title or evidence of title, including entrymen of lands of the United States or of this state, to lands in a district proposed to be organized under this article, desire to provide for the eradication and control of noxious weeds, shrubs…
A.R.S. § 48-302 Petition to organize district; filing; contents
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A. In order to create an antinoxious weed district, not less than twenty-five per cent of the holders of title shall file a petition with the board of supervisors of the county to organize an antinoxious weed district. The petition shall contain: 1. A general description of the b…
A.R.S. § 48-303 Bond for expenses; payment of expenses
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A. At the time of filing the petition, a bond shall be filed with the board in double the amount of the probable cost of organizing the district which shall be fixed by the clerk of the board of supervisors and approved by the chairman. The bond shall be conditioned upon the paym…
A.R.S. § 48-304 Hearing; organizing procedure; notice of election; election procedure
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A. When the petition and bond have been filed with the board and approved, the board shall proceed as provided for the organization of an irrigation and improvement district. B. The board shall determine and fix the boundaries and the lands to be included from which an appeal may…
A.R.S. § 48-305 Qualifications of electors
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A. A qualified elector is a person of the age of eighteen years or over who possesses the property qualifications provided in this article for ninety days immediately preceding the date of the election at which he votes, and who has resided continuously for six months immediately…
A.R.S. § 48-306 Change of types of weeds controlled; election
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If it appears that a noxious growth not named and described in the petition for organization of the district should be added to or eliminated from the petition, the board of directors may by resolution, and shall, on the filing of a petition signed by twenty-five of the qualified…
A.R.S. § 48-307 District officers; term of directors; recall; powers and duties
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A. The officers of the district shall consist of three directors, a secretary and an inspector appointed by the board of directors. The treasurer of the county in which the district is located shall be ex officio treasurer of the district. B. The directors shall be elected at lar…
A.R.S. § 48-308 District inspector; appointment; report of presence of weeds; notice to landowner; classification
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A. An inspector shall be appointed by the board of directors to examine and inspect periodically all lands, irrigation canals, ditches, rights of way or laterals lying within the boundaries of the district, and all roads, highways, streets, alleys or other thoroughfares or premis…
A.R.S. § 48-309 Quarantine; eradication of weeds; lien; enforcement
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A. The board of directors may declare and enforce a quarantine against any premises within the boundaries of the district upon which noxious weeds, shrubs, vines or grasses are found to exist, and to order that no article or product of any kind capable of carrying or transmitting…
A.R.S. § 48-310 Alternative plan for eradication
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Noxious weeds, shrubs, vines or grasses found within the boundaries of an antinoxious weed district may be removed and eradicated under the alternative plan provided in sections 48-311 through 48-318.
A.R.S. § 48-311 Alternative plan; resolution; contents; limitation as to lands included
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A. If the board of directors of a district elects to avail itself of the alternative plan, it shall adopt a resolution which shall be spread in full upon the record of the board's proceedings and shall contain: 1. A legal description, by tracts, parcels or lots, of the lands to b…
A.R.S. § 48-312 Alternative plan; notice of hearing; form and contents; posting
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A. Not less than five nor more than fifteen days before the date set for the hearing, the board shall cause a notice to be conspicuously posted in at least three places not more than five hundred feet apart upon the property described. The notice shall briefly set forth the adopt…
A.R.S. § 48-313 Alternative plan; hearing; jurisdiction; decision conclusive
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At the time and place stated in the notice, the board of directors shall hear protests against the proposed action, and may continue the hearing from time to time. Upon conclusion of the hearing the board, by motion or resolution, shall allow or overrule any or all objections whe…
A.R.S. § 48-314 Alternative plan; order for eradication; costs as claim against district
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A. After final action, or in case no objections are received, the board may order its inspector to enter upon the premises described and eradicate the noxious weeds, shrubs, vines or grasses thereon. The inspector and his assistants are authorized to enter upon private property f…
A.R.S. § 48-315 Alternative plan; right of owner to eradicate weeds
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A property owner shall have the right to eradicate noxious weeds, shrubs, vines or grasses at his own expense if done prior to the commencement of work by the inspector, and if done to the satisfaction of the inspector and the board of directors, no costs or assessments shall acc…
A.R.S. § 48-316 Alternative plan; accounting of costs of eradication by district; report
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A. The inspector shall keep an accurate account of the cost of work done by him or under his supervision and the expense incurred on each tract, parcel or lot of land, and shall render an itemized report thereof in writing to the board. B. A copy of the report shall be posted in …
A.R.S. § 48-317 Alternative plan; hearing on report of costs; amendments or modifications; confirmation
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A. At a time fixed by the board, not less than three days after filing the inspector's report, the board shall meet to discuss the report and hear objections or complaints thereto made by the owners of property liable to assessment. B. After hearing the objections, if any, and ma…
A.R.S. § 48-318 Alternative plan; costs as special assessment and lien of district; collection
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A. The cost, when fixed and determined under the alternative plan for eradication of noxious weeds, shrubs, vines and grasses, shall constitute special assessments and a lien of the district against the respective tracts, parcels or lots of land described. B. The assessments shal…
A.R.S. § 48-319 Tax for enforcement expenses; assessment and collection
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A. The board of supervisors of a county in which a noxious weed district has been established, at the time of its annual meeting for the purpose of fixing the county tax levy for the ensuing year, shall provide for such additional taxes as will be necessary to defray the expenses…
A.R.S. § 48-320 Violations; classification
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An owner, lessee, tenant or person in charge of premises which have been quarantined under the provisions of this article, who fails to obey the quarantine and any person who interferes with the officers, agents or employees of the district in the discharge of their duty, is guil…
A.R.S. § 48-321 Reimbursement for county services
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Services provided by a county to an antinoxious weed district are subject to reimbursement pursuant to section 11-251.06.
A.R.S. § 48-322 Dissolution of district
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A. When a majority of the resident holders of title or evidence of title, including entrymen of lands of the United States or of this state, to lands in a district petition the board of supervisors to call a special election for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the di…